AUDIO TECHNICA AT5040 Large Diaphragm Condenser Mic
Designed as a first-choice vocal microphone, the AT5040 features an extremely smooth top end with controlled sibilance
Key Features:
- Audio-Technica's premier studio condenser vocal microphone
- Extremely musical high-fidelity performance, with profound realism and depth, presence and purity of sound
- Exceptionally low noise and wide dynamic range ideal for studio vocals
- High-SPL capability and extended frequency response
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Product Code: 100072926
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The AT5040 Cardioid Condenser is Audio-Technica's premier studio vocal microphone. The AT5040 represents a milestone in condenser design, offering remarkable high-fidelity musical performance, with profound realism and depth, presence and purity of sound.
Designed as a first-choice vocal microphone, the AT5040 features an extremely smooth top end with controlled sibilance. Large-diaphragm characteristics and fast transient response also make it ideal for recording acoustic instruments such as piano, guitar, strings and saxophone.
- ELEMENT - Fixed-charge back plate, permanently polarized condenser
- POLAR PATTERN - Cardioid
- FREQUENCY RESPONSE - 20 - 20,000 Hz
- OPEN CIRCUIT SENSITIVITY - 25 dB (56.2 mV) re 1V at 1 Pa
- IMPEDANCE - 50 ohms
- MAXIMUM INPUT SOUND LEVEL - 142 dB SPL, 1 kHz at 1% T.H.D.
- NOISE - 5 dB SPL
- DYNAMIC RANGE (TYPICAL) - 137 dB, 1 kHz at Max SPL
- SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO - 89 dB, 1 kHz at 1 Pa
- PHANTOM POWER REQUIREMENTS - 48V DC, 3.8 mA typical
- WEIGHT - 582 g (20.5 oz)
- DIMENSIONS - 165.3 mm (6.51´´) long, 57.0 mm (2.24´´) maximum body diameter
- OUTPUT CONNECTORS - Integral 3-pin XLRM-type
- ACCESSORIES FURNISHED - AT8480 shock mount for 5/8"-27 threaded stands; protective carrying case
- Audio-Technica's premier studio condenser vocal microphone
- Extremely musical high-fidelity performance, with profound realism and depth, presence and purity of sound
- Four rectangular diaphragms (2 micron) function together as Audio-Technica's largest-ever element, providing combined surface area twice that of a standard one-inch circular diaphragm
- Exceptionally low noise and wide dynamic range ideal for studio vocals
- Discrete components carefully selected for optimized capsule performance
- High-SPL capability and extended frequency response
- Hand assembled and inspected for 100% quality control
- Advanced internal shock mounting decouples the capsule from the microphone body
- Elegant, durable housing of aluminum and brass
- Included advanced-design custom AT8480 shock mount provides superior isolation
- Custom hard-shell carrying case with die-cut foam compartments offers protection during storage and transport